Buyers Guide

Below are company profiles of suppliers to the global tunnelling industry. Companies are listed alphabetically. These valuable documents can be viewed at each company’s website. Archived tunnelbuilder reports, and profiles of tunnelbuilder client companies, can be accessed by clicking on the relevant buttons in each box below.

Formwork.

There was a time when tunnelling formworks were designed and fabricated in jobbing shops close to site. However, with the rock excavation and support process taking less time, installation of the concrete lining becomes a far more significant factor in the cost/time equation. This has led to more sophisticated design of formworks with easier set-up, accurate positioning, and higher mobility. As a result, it is not nowadays unusual to see tunnels with 12 m-long formworks advancing twice each day. To achieve this realm of productivity, specialist manufacturers have emerged, and these are the companies that are powering the process.

Profiles are displayed alphabetically, to view a profile simply click on the correct box below.

Reference projects

In terms of equipment delivery, tunnelbuilder clients account for most of the world’s tunnelling projects. Each client maintains a list of reference projects, both as a historical record and as a means of gauging their competency for future work. These valuable documents can be accessed by clicking on our the ‘View References’ button in our client’s profiles shown below. All lists are subject to periodic update.